Riley Brennan

December 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The parties' disagreement is understandable given that the jurisprudential landscape with respect to whether Ms. Canaan must plead harassment that was severe-or-pervasive or severe pervasive-and-objectively-offensive is murky, in part because one of several statutes may be applicable to allegations of harassment depending on the bases for the purported harassment, e.g., sex, race, etc." U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy wrote in the matter captioned Canaan v. Carnegie Mellon University.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

December 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Plaintiff is clearly embarking upon a fishing expedition regarding defendants," the defendants had argued.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Law.com

Earlier this month, the parties joined a private mediation with retired Judge Jay C. Gandhi. Following the mediation, the parties indicated that they were finalizing a settlement. The court agreed to vacate Poppi's motion to dismiss the hearing scheduled on Dec. 19.

By Riley Brennan

2 minute read

December 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Neyman v. Sunbelt Rentals, the court concluded a jury would have to determine whether the injured party was expected to come in contact with the wet, slippery ramp, and whether Sunbelt could have anticipated the harm that occurred.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper for the District of Massachusetts determined Cianbro Corp.'s breach of contract claim against two engineering companies could move forward as it wasn't time-barred by the statute of limitations.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

December 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Philadelphia Eagles v. Factory Mutual Insurance, the court concluded that its dismissal of the suit in October didn't warrant reconsideration, finding the motion wasn't based on any change in the law, new evidence or clear error.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

December 13, 2024 | Law.com

"Overfield did not need to present evidence that either the vest or the working conditions of the locomotive were inherently unsafe, or that they each constituted an independent cause of his damage, in order to submit the verdict director in the disjunctive," Missouri Appellate Judge Gary M. Gaertner said in Overfield v. BNSF Railway.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

December 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

“MJ Freeway came into Pennsylvania, a Colorado company, and got a giant contract, maybe $20 million to do this thing. They promised Pennsylvania that for the duration it would use a small diverse business,” said plaintiff's attorney Gary Green of Sidkoff Pincus & Green. “But after three years, they not only ditched TreCom and broke their promise that they’re going to give a small diverse business that experience, they didn’t replace TreCom with another one."

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

December 11, 2024 | Law.com

"Discovery, like life itself, is never perfect. Lawyers do not get everything they want—nor should they. Even in litigation, entitlement to information has its limits," Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole for the Northern District of Illinois said.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

December 10, 2024 | Law.com

"The problem is the contempt order does nothing to cure Robinson’s past violation of the court’s prohibition on recording and fails to include a purge provision upon which Robinson’s contempt may be dissolved," Justice Celia Gamrath wrote on behalf of the Illinois First District Appellate Court.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read